Research

Mathematician Ananth Shankar has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. Shankar’s research is in number theory and arithmetic geometry, focusing mainly on Shimura...

The most common conversational approaches taken by parents differed by race A new study led by psychology researchers at Northwestern University found 84% of Black parents and 76% of white parents had spoken to their 8– to 11-year-old-children about the Black...

Northwestern astrophysicist is member of international team working on new detector Gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916 — have been directly detected here on Earth since September 2015. Now an international...

Mark Alznauer received the best article award from the Journal of the History of Philosophy. His article was titled “Untrue Concepts in Hegel’s Logic” and published in the January 2023 issue. Alznauer is associate professor in the department of philosophy. He...

Battling Alzheimer’s disease has become William Klein’s life work – even if he never saw it coming. A progressive disease impacting memory, thinking, behavior, and other mental functions, Alzheimer’s affects an estimated 6.7 million Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, and...

Although dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, astronomers have been unable to observe it directly. Now, in a new study, an international team of researchers including Northwestern University astrophysicists has found that upcoming images from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman...

Northwestern University is building students’ data literacy while providing unique experiential learning opportunities to drive social good. Launched in September 2021 and powered by funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Metropolitan Chicago Data-Science Corps (MCDC) empowers undergraduate students from...

Northwestern professor Dan McAdams developed the concept of narrative identity. A collection of his enterprising students pushed it in unexpected directions. Call it an epiphany. While completing his undergraduate studies in psychology and theater, Jonathan Adler read a paper penned by Northwestern...

Goggles enabled researchers to study responses to overhead threats for first time Northwestern University researchers have developed new virtual reality (VR) goggles for mice. Besides just being cute, these miniature goggles provide more immersive experiences for mice living in laboratory settings. By...

Fishing nets, carpet, clothing break down without leaving harmful byproducts behind Many people are familiar with the haunting images of wildlife — including sea turtles, dolphins and seals — tangled in abandoned fishing nets. The main issue behind Nylon-6, the plastic inside...